<p>So the mass mailings from colleges asking her to apply have mostly stopped. Now I discover we are on a whole new mailing list: numerous Banks in the town she will be going to school, Residence hall Linen service (we thought it was news about which housing she had been assigned - quite exciting until we opened it and realised it was nothing to do with her school - just someone trying to sell us 'linens'), Credit card apps of course, envelopes looking like they are 'official' information about federal loans (we already know hers are through her school). So what next experienced parents?</p>
<p>Is there a way to edit a title? I typed 'so' twice and it is annoying</p>
<p>What an annoying post!!! Did you have to type So twice????</p>
<p>SHEESH!!</p>
<p>Just playin' with you. Yes, junk mail has changed from colleges to banks!!</p>
<p>Last night my son brought out his 50 pound stack of flyers from all the college stuff he rec'd, and began cutting out all the logos. He is making a collage to display at his grad party I guess. Can anyone tell he only has 3 more days of school left?</p>
<p>When my son picked his college, I tossed everything else into the recycling bin. Now I have this irrational feeling it would be nice to have evidence that he was accepted to the other schools. Unbelievable!</p>
<p>I'm getting all that junk mail you mentioned...AND still getting a few solicitations to apply to X school next year, especially via email. UGH!! Can't get rid of 'em. </p>
<p>bethievt, I actually have kept my acceptances and still look at them and bask in the glory of being wanted! :). I did, however, get rid of all the viewbooks and such from every school not named Wellesley....<em>especially</em> the schools I didn't get into. Those viewbooks got thrown out, oh, about 5 minutes after the decision came out!</p>
<p>College-related mailings are somewhat preferable to the usual catalogs and junk we get here.
For months now, I've been receiving anywhere from six to even fifteen(!) catalogs per day. With only two exceptions, I've never ordered anything from any of these places! If I didn't make a weekly trip to the recycling bin we'd be swimming in them. What a waste of trees! The main culprit seems to be our VISA card. Unless you request otherwise from the get-go, they are free to "share" your address and information with all sorts of vendors, who then share them with other vendors. I recently registered with a mail preference service. For a small fee, they promise to keep you off the junk mail lists for five years. Hope it works. I also read somewhere that even (actor) Matt Damon is getting on the bandwagon for this.</p>
<p>Hee! That reminds me of my biggest laugh out loud college letter....West Point. Now, there is actually a kid from my HS going to West Point, and I am thrilled for him and wish him all the best, but man. Talk about a waste of a letter on me. Not even considering the whole join the army thing, and my disinterest in respecting authority beyond basic courtesy, I would NEVER pass whatever physical they put you through (not to mention whatever physical activity they make you do once you're there). Me? At West Point? Un.be.lievable.</p>
<p>Honestly, I kick myself. I have stacks of paper around here that are meaningless and I tossed out acceptance letters from all these great schools. Not that we need them--I guess it was just clearing the decks, but now I wish I had something to look at. Is that sick or what?</p>
<p>I will add that all these schools had become special to him--and us--in some way. We had met people and felt bonds--it's hard to just drop them all and move on. When the chosen school has made more contact, I'm sure it will be easier.</p>
<p>My older son started getting lots of mail from the armed forces about this time too. Between that and registering for selective service at 18, it was sobering. I found the mailings for college linen services a welcome break.</p>
<p>It is amazing how little mail there is one year later. Wonder how long it will take son to get rid of the two paper bags in his closet filled with unsolicited material from HS senior year. He chose not to dispose of them during winter break, despite hints. I can imagine it being part of the recycling years from now when we sell the house.</p>
<p>Actually my daughter is getting the armed forces recruiting stuff also. Got one yesterday and a different one last week. I forgot that on my list.</p>
<p>hey swimscatmom,
My S#1 is graduating from college in two weeks and we still get a steady stream of credit card apps for him here at home. (He has had a couple of credit cards of his own for years.) I just put those envelopes on top of our new shredder, and when I want to have some fun I just turn that sucker on and let 'er rip! Fortunately, the college brochures have stopped.</p>
<p>Just for fun...hee-hee...sometimes I forward the armed services emails or snail mail a brochure to my D in college. It's usually accompanied by a little note to study hard. Message noted, I'm sure.</p>
<p>The armed services phone calls have stopped since I told them that Son has a rod in his back from back surgery, but not the mailings. And the college info has virtually stopped. For a while there, it was a contest each day to see which we got more of -- college info or credit card applications.</p>
<p>What is interesting is Daughter is now on a mailing list for Sylvan Learning Centers and such, mostly to help her study for the ACT. Which is interesting considering she's a college Junior two states away, carrying a 3.7.</p>
<p>I'm in a worst mailing list, I've been receiving mailings from cemeteries and funeral homes, and of course, several “adult living communities” mixed with baby furniture, diapers' samples and Baby’s R Us. Some mixed up mailings list is sending my S (who is in college) brochures about SAT test preparation and planning for college</p>
<p>Yes, we get a chuckle over the Sylvan learning center and SAT prep stuff addressed to my daughter and/or son. Been there, done that! (Not the tutoring stuff, just the testing.)</p>